Families of the four rape-and-murder accused, who were killed in an encounter near Hyderabad, are planning to move Telangana high court against the court’s order to not take any penal action against the police officers involved in the encounter | Latest News India
Ajay Gudavarthy writes: One may not want to dismiss the popular mood of support for extra-judicial violence but that cannot be an excuse to accept the dominant narrative. Any analysis of the use of encounters must raise questions about their effectiveness.
The only way to ensure successful prosecution of the police officers is to entrust the case to an independent agency with a separate trial court for the purpose located outside Telangana.